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United States Patent | 5,641,090 |
Kowalski ,   et al. | June 24, 1997 |
A lid 12 for refuse container and lid assembly having a base 14 and side walls 16 extending upwardly therefrom and terminating at an annular rim, the lid having a generally U shaped ledge 22 extending the approximate perimeter of the lid top portion 20 and elevated reinforcement means 36 and 38, and retaining members 70 intended to secure together the container and the lid 12.
Inventors: | Kowalski; John A. (Stephens City, VA); Presnell; Donald C. (Stephens City, VA) |
Assignee: | Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc. (Winchester, VA) |
Appl. No.: | 337988 |
Filed: | November 14, 1994 |
Current U.S. Class: | 220/782; 206/508; 220/771; 220/784; 220/792; 220/793; 220/908 |
Intern'l Class: | B65D 041/16 |
Field of Search: | 220/212.5,306,326,771,908,307,355,356,357,623,780,782,784,792,793,801,802,805 206/508 |
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Catalog page, Wastebasket lid; Sterilite Corporation, P. O. Box 524, Townsend, Massachusetts 01469. Publication date 1992. P. 3, Refuse container lids; Continental Manufacturing Company, 123 Byassee Drive, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042. Published at least as early as Oct., 1994. P. 2, Drums; Bergen Barrel & Drum Co., 43-45 O'Brien Street, Kearney, New Jersey 07032. Published at least as early as Oct., 1994. |